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Grand Duchess Asmara Rael
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: Dominions, Invasions, Rebellions and Interactions within SJO or Vena Space
Image Credit: Here
Role: Grand Duchess
Links: Venan Race | Vena Homeworld
PHYSICAL INFORMATION
Age: 32
Force Sensitivity: None
Species: Vena
Appearance: Beautiful but stand-off-ish. She can charm while appearing distant at the same time, merely through her facial expressions and body language. 6ft 2, thin figure, styled blond hair and often seen in expensive, hand crafted gowns. Cerulean colored eyes and not a blemish on her soft skin.
SOCIAL INFORMATION
Name: Asmara Rael
Loyalties: House Rael | Rael's Exploratory Force
Wealth: Substantial Planetwide Influence within the Royal Court.
Notable Possessions: The Royal palace named The Valace and it's expansive grounds. | Many holdings within the Valmarata Metroplex - The Crown Jewel of the Vena Oligarchy | Various covert equipment hidden on her person. | A personal cruiser
Skills: Courtly Intrigue | Observation | Lip Reading | Hand Gestures | Surveillance | Reading Body Language
Personality: Charming | Reserved. Elegant and Graceful | Noble in her mannerisms | Not quick to anger or to make a judgement | Highly Ambitious. | Reformist Politics
COMBAT INFORMATION
Weapon of Choice: Wits, Numerous Personal Guard and Small Blades.
Combat Function: Defensive only, trained in a martial style that favors edged weapons and withdrawing from harms way, keeping herself moving or the opponent unable to execute an effective attack. It would be highly unusual to not find with at least four well trained guards in private, if not a lot more when out in public. She will always flee if possible.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Descended from the original Hapan bloodlines. Asmara Rael comes from a long established lineage on Vena, her family having held power for much of the time since the first Hapan explorers set foot there an age ago. Raised from a young age to be the Grand Duchess, she is the single most powerful figure in Vena's politics today. Trained in the arts of not only courtly etiquette and intrigue but also trained in clandestine operations by her more paranoid father. Things such as lip reading, covering her motives, and surveillance gives her advantage over her peers. She has a strong family that support her financially and politically, giving her word a lot of weight when it comes ti decisions within the intricate Venan Oligarchy.
Asmara is attempting to reform the Oligarchy into a monarchy with herself as the head. Reform is difficult and many oppose it, not least of which because the shared power between the noble houses has long held peace. There are several powers from rival houses to corporate influences that want to retain some stake in Vena's political structure, and so she has devised a plan to include them all equally while bettering herself.
Recently however complications have arisen and the entire political structure on Vena is on the brink of collapse. Despite her careful maneuvering it may be too late to avert civil war.
Rael's exploratory force have been ordered home. An honorary name for the personal armada and Brigade of Venan's that hold to the old traditions of exploring and securing the frontier, as their forefathers did. Exploring is seen as a noble way to spend your past time, and although the sexes are much more equal than they are on Hapes, slight gender bias does take root in some more conservative quarters. Hence the exploratory force is largely commanded by female officers, though this isn't true of the wider Venan armed forces. Most officers in the force are traditionalist by nature and support isolationism.